Wearing-apparel.



M. A. WETZEL.

WEARING APPAREL.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12. ms.

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MAX ARNO WETZEL, 0F MERRILL, WISCONSIN.

WEARING-APPAREL.

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Application filed September 12, 1918. Serial No. 253,781.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, MAX A. WETZEL, who has announced his intention ofbecoming a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Merrill, inthe county of Lincoln and State of Wisconsin, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Wearing-Apparel, of which the following is aspecificatlon,

This invention relates to wearing apparel and has particular referenceto outer garments such as coats, sweaters, and the like.

An important object of the invention is to provide in an outer garment ameans whereby a circumferential adjustment of the same may be easilymade.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings.

In the drawings, forming a part of this specification and in which likenumerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a side view of a garment embodying my invention, a maximumcircumferential adjustment of the same being illustrated,

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same showing a minimum circumferentialadjustment of the same,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view showing an inset partially removed from thegarment, and,

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of an inset disassociated from the garment.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown thepreferred form of my invention, the numeral 5 indicates a sweater, eachside of which is provided with a slit, one of which is indicated by thenumeral 6 as clearly shown in Fig. 4. To that portion of the sweateradjacent the slit 6, which portion is indicated by the numeral 7, thereis secured a binding 8, which binding carries a plurality of heads 9arranged to cooperate with a plurality of sockets 10 which are disposedat intervals along one dge of a triangular shaped inset 11. To theopposite edge of the triangular inset 11 there is secured a binding 12which carries a plurality of heads 13 similar to those indicated by thenumeral 9. These heads are spaced with respect to each other andarranged to cooperate with a plurality of sockets 14 carried by theportion 15 of the sweater 5, the portion 15 being arranged adjacently tothe slit 6 as clearly shown in Fig. 4.-

In use, when it is desired to provide a maximum circumferentialadjustment of the sweater the inset 11 may be fastened by means of theheads 9 and 13which cooperate respectively with the sockets 10 and 14.Should it be desired to produce a minimum circumferential adjustment ofthe sweater the inset 11 may be readily removed frbm the positionclearly shown in Fig. l whereupon the head 9 carried by the portion 7may be inserted into the sockets 14: carried by the portion 15 therebysecuring thetwo portions 7 and 15 together in the position shown in Fig.2.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure and protect by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

The combination with a garment having a plurality of slits arrangedtherein, of a plurality of heads secured to the gar ment adjacent saidslits, said heads being ar ranged in rows extending throughout thelength of said slit, a plurality of sockets secured to said garmentadjacent said slits, said sockets being arranged in rows extendingthroughout the length of said slits, a triangular-shaped removable insetprovided with a plurality of heads and a plurality of sockets, the headscarried by the inset being arranged to engage the sockets carried by thegarment, the heads carried by the garment being arranged to engage'thesockets carried by the inset, the heads and sockets of the garment beingadapted to engage each other when the inset is removed to retain theedges of the garment adjacent said slit in engagement with each other.

MAX ARNO WETZEL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

